Isolation and characterization of NP4, arsenate-reducing Sulfurospirillum, from Maine groundwater

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-88

  MacRae, Jean D ^a   Lavine, Ingrid N ^b   McCaffery, Kevin A ^c   Ricupero, Krista ^a  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

^b Ministry of Energy and the Environment   (Barbados)

^c STANTEC   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bacteria; Ground water; Iron; Microbes; Organic matter; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHARACTERIZATION; DNA SEQUENCES; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON;

MICROBES; ORGANIC MATTER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; BACTERIA; CHARACTERIZATION; DNA SEQUENCES; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON;

ARSENIC; BACTERIUM; GROUNDWATER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SULFUROSPIRILLUM;

EID: 33845644213     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2007)133:1(81)     Document Type: Article

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